North Carolina Month-End Conditions Report

July 2007

Compiled by Cassandra M. Pfeifle

In cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, National Weather Service, and other State, Local, and Federal agencies.

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Rainfall

Data provided by the National Weather Service

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Rain Map

Asheville | Charlotte | Greensboro | Raleigh | Wilmington | Elizabeth City

Water-level Hydrographs

Click on a site number or name to view hydrographs.

Hydrographs Map

Streamflow gaging stations: French Broad River at Asheville, NC (Site 3); Rocky River near Norwood, NC (Site 15); Black River near Tomahawk, NC (Site 17)
Ground-water wells: Blantyre well (Site 5); Mocksville well (Site 10); Simpson well (Site 21)

Streamflow Conditions

Streamflow Stations Map

July 2007 streamflow conditions with comparison to reference period, 1971-2000
[mi², square mile; ft³/s, cubic foot per second; in, inch; D, deficient (streamflow in the lower 25^th percentile); N, normal (streamflow between the 25^th and 75^th percentiles); E, excessive (streamflow in the upper 75^th percentile); --, data not available]
Index station name and site number	Drainage area (mi²)	Monthly mean flow (ft³/s)	Percent of long-term median	Runoff (in.)	Monthly mean flow last month (ft³/s)	Maximum daily flow		Minimum daily flow		Additional Data
Index station name and site number	Drainage area (mi²)	Monthly mean flow (ft³/s)	Percent of long-term median	Runoff (in.)	Monthly mean flow last month (ft³/s)	ft³/s	Date	ft³/s	Date	Additional Data
Valley River at Tomotla (site 1)	104	66.5 D	54	0.74	60.6	357	7/11	37	7/22	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Oconaluftee River at Birdtown (site 2)	184	^*160 D	48	1.00	159	443	7/28	102	7/7	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
French Broad River at Asheville (site 3)	945	756 D	56	.92	813	1,410	7/31	^e550	7/16	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
South Fork New River near Jefferson (site 7)	205	210 D	62	1.18	247	413	7/26	158	7/16	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Elk Creek at Elkville (site 8)	48.1	27.5 D	40	.66	30.4	54	7/26	19	7/23	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Fisher River near Copeland (site 9)	128	57.1 D	40	.51	81.8	117	7/25	34	7/23	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
South Yadkin River near Mocksville (site 11)	306	109 D	46	.41	122	222	7/1	85	7/24	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Rocky River near Norwood (site 15)	1,372	208 N	55	.17	256	799	7/11	82	7/26	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Deep River at Moncure (site 16)	1,434	163 D	47	.13	233	330	7/1	95	7/10	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Black River near Tomahawk (site 17)	676	^*58.9 D	17	.10	60.7	167	7/21	24	7/17	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Trent River near Trenton (site 19)	168	13.9 D	17	.10	15.2	37	7/22	6.4	7/1	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Lumber River at Boardman (site 20)	1,228	195 D	37	.18	312	245	7/9	168	7/31	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Little Fishing Creek near White Oak (site 22)	177	7.78 D	17	.05	32.4	30	7/18	2.1	7/28	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Potecasi Creek near Union (site 23)	225	8.31 D	22	.04	36.3	19	7/12	5.4	7/25-26	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)

^*Record low July monthly discharge for the period of record.

^eEstimated value.

Ground-water Levels

Ground-water wells Map

July 2007 ground-water levels with comparison to reference period, 1971-2000
[Water level is in feet below ground surface; L, low (water level in the lower 25^th percentile); N, normal (water level between the 25^th and 75^th percentiles); H, high (water level in the upper 75^th percentile)]
Index station name and site number	Monthly mean level (feet)	Monthly mean level last month (feet)	Low daily level		High daily level		Additional Data
Index station name and site number	Monthly mean level (feet)	Monthly mean level last month (feet)	Feet	Date	Feet	Date	Additional Data
Camp Hope, NC-40 (site 4)	5.77 N	5.53	5.89	7/16	5.52	7/1	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Blantyre, NC-144 (site 5)	32.41 L	30.49	33.13	7/29–31	31.48	7/1	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Mocksville, NC-142 (site 10)	18.03 N	17.72	18.29	7/31	17.77	7/1	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Hornets Nest Park, NC-146 (site 12)	6.33 N	6.30	6.89	7/8	5.54	7/10	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Comfort, NC-173 (site 18)	9.22 L	8.16	9.42	7/31	8.96	7/1	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)
Simpson, NC-160/PI-532 (site 21)	5.62 N	5.12	6.21	7/9	4.76	7/19	NWISWeb 2006 Data Report (PDF)

The data presented herein are provisional and are subject to revision as new data become available.

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